March 24, 2017
Niagara: Revisited
Attractive Affordable Accountable
The facts speak for themselves.. Unemployment 25% Housing Prices 26% Planning Applications 16% Building Permits 43% Building Construction Surpassed $1.3B
Inter-Municipal Transit
GO Train Announcement
Advanced Manufacturing
2017 Regional Budget Operating Budget - $2 Million investment in: EMS Specialized Transit affordability Inter-municipal transit Capital Budget $30M – GO Train $12.5M – improve and repair roads $12M – Long Term Care Homes
Affordability 2015 – 1.92% tax rate increase 1% Infrastructure Levy to improve roads, GO Service, and IMT infrastructure Adding to reserves for a rainy day
Thursday, March 30th
3 New Internal Auditors Procurement Compliance Specialist Corporate Records Management Specialist
Community Services Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI Funding) Funding per capita: City of Windsor - $20.62 City of Hamilton - $30.14 City of Waterloo - $15.09 Niagara Region - $11.30 Need a revised funding formula that considers needs and population of Niagara
NRPS Headquarters Grand Opening in Niagara Falls Corporate Services NRPS Headquarters Grand Opening in Niagara Falls
Provincial Offences Court in Welland
Planning & Development Prudhommes Secondary Plan Emerging Preferred Concept
Public Health LEAN REVIEW Children’s Dental Care 2014 2016 2000 children treated LEAN REVIEW 2016 6000 children treated
Public Works New Wastewater Treatment Plant $200M investment to account for future growth in Niagara
Jobs in Niagara
Send a Message, Save our Jobs Hi @SousaCharles – Please help save 1400 #Niagara jobs. Casino revenue for @ONgov shouldn’t come before jobs, growth & Niagara families! Send me an email at alan.caslin@niagararegion.ca Include your name & business
Fireside Chat with Janice Thomson